...Colin Welland had it about right.
The star of Roll On Four O’Clock, Welland’s 1970 TV play about the staff and pupils of a Manchester Secondary Modern, was a teenage outcast called 'Pansy' Peter Latimer.
Wearing blue jeans, a fawn roll-neck sweater, a blond fop fringe and a black leather jacket with ‘Pete’ written on the back in round silver studs, Latimer was the school oddball – tormented, bullied and relentlessly beaten up.
It's not difficult to see where Morrissey drew his inspiration from - it's surprising that 'Pansy' Peter Latimer hasn't turned up on the cover of one of his records
'Latimer, he’s a special case,' says one teacher.
'He’s not a bad lad,' says...